It was Monday, it was early morning on Monday, it was early morning on Monday and I was walking to Rarity’s place. Why was I walking to Rarity’s you may be asking? Because due to my little Icesplosion yesterday my cloak was in tatters, some how it got shredded into a million little pieces so I was going to see if I can get a new one made. That and I needed gloves because I started work today and while I didn’t emit instant freezing cold form my skin anymore I still did emit cold and I didn’t want to mess with the candies. So off to Rarity’s I went and I’m here now. I knocked on the door and waited a few seconds only to be greeted by Sweetie Belle.
I have the small squeaky unicorn a smile, “Hiya, Sweetie, is your sister home?” She didn’t answer, instead she just stared at me, “Sweetie, hellllooooo? Anyone home?”
She nodded slowly, “Head?”
Head… wha-oh, my horns right. I patted her head, “Long story, I’ll tell you later I promise. Wait its Monday… shouldn’t you be headed to school?”
She groaned, “Don’t remind me, Rarity is in the kitchen by the way though I would knock on the wall before walking in, she doesn’t like being seen this early. She’s really weird.” and with that she left for school. Kids, sometimes they’re ok… sometimes.
I walked in the house/boutique and as I’ve never been here before I just decided to look around a bit. I was guessing that the downstairs was the boutique and upstairs was where living arrangements were at. I said think because I heard Rarity’s voice call for her sister from down here. “Sweetie’s already gone to school Rarity, it’s me Chris.” I followed the voice and found the kitchen and rarity was dressed in a robe and had a towel wrapped around her hair and some slippers. She was holding a cup of what smelled like coffee, ugh I loathe coffee.
She gasped when she saw me, “Christopher, darling, why didn’t you let me know you were coming over? I could’ve freshened up and prepared another cup for you.”
I waved it off, “Don’t worry about it, I’m not a fan of coffee anyway. And I didn’t have much time for a heads up, sorry.”
She just smiled, “it's alright dear I heard about what happened.” “Spike?” “Spike, and if you don’t like coffee would you prefer some tea?”
I shook my head, “Don’t like tea either.”
“What? You don’t like coffee or tea? Then what do you like Christopher?” she asked, using my full name again. I’m not a fan of my full name I prefer Chris, it’s short and sweet but I’m too nice to correct her.
“Not much really just generally milk or water… or lemonade.” I’m not going to lie I probably should expand the list of what I drink.
“Well I do believe we have some milk in the fridge, help yourself while I go freshen up, I’ll be back down in a minute or two.” With that she left me alone in her kitchen.
I took up the offer before I realized I didn’t know where the glasses were at. I looked through every cupboard and shelf in the dang place until I had the fleeting idea to look behind the fridge. Ixis thought it was a stupid idea, a stupid idea that turned out to be right. Behind the fridge was a little closet that had glasses stacked up against another.
+That is the silliest place to put anything ever.+ Ixis said with a dissatisfied grunt.
I shrugged and poured myself some milk. “It’s not silly if you want to hide something, why the glasses were there I have no idea.” I took a swig from the glass, “Ah, 2% don’t you ever leave me.”
I heard a soft giggle coming from the doorway, “Darling are you talking to the milk?”
I looked at Rarity dead in the eye, “Don’t you dare question our love, it was meant to be and we shall be together forever more.” I took another long drink, draining the glass, “Isn’t that right, my love? My love?” I looked back down at the empty glass and a look of pure terror and sorrow washed over my face, “NOOOO WHAT HAVE I DONE?! I KILLED THE ONLY THING I TRULY LOVED!!!” I bellowed out a cry and dropped to my knees. I put the glass done softly with a shaky hand and started to fake cry.
Rarity clapped a mock clap, “Bravo, bravo, encore. Well it’s good to know you can be overly dramatic when you want to.”
I stood up, gave a shit eating grin and bowed, “Thank you, thank you and coming from the queen of drama herself that’s high praise.”
She scoffed, “I am not the queen of drama, I just know the precise moment when to react to something and how it should be reacted to, thank you very much,”
I just gave her a smug look, “Uh huh.”
She just blushed, “Oh hush you. Now, why did you come here so early?”
I actually forgot about that, oops, “Right, that, well since you know already, my little Icesplosion shredded my cloak and I was wondering if you could make me a new one? Also if you can, I need some enchanted gloves to protect against my cold.”
Her eyes lit up with excitement, “Oh, I can definitely do that, it shouldn’t be terribly difficult. I wanted to make you a new cloak anyways, the old one did not match you at all. And the gloves will be a synch, what do you need them for, if you don’t mind me asking?”
I scratched at the base of my horns again, that spot was seriously itchy. “Well I start work at Bon Bon’s today and I don’t want to ruin anything by touching it, just in case.”
She nodded completely understand and then she looked me up and down, “Would you like your cloak to look any way in particular? Also, ah, would you like holes for your horns?”
“I was wondering when you were gonna mention those, but not my teeth? But, yes, I would like holes for my horns. I would also like them to stop itching at the base but I don’t think you can do anything about that. Also yeah, can you make my cloak look like the shirt that looks like cracking ice?” I scratched at the base of my horns again.
“Going for an ice motif are you? Well at least you’re accepting this and I actually can help you with your itchy horns. I have a case of horn cream, it stops the itching which is cause because they’re growing. I bought them for Sweetie since her horn is growing as well. Now, I shall be back once more with your gloves and the cream.” Again she went upstairs.
‘Jesus, this is really itchy, was it like this for you when you were growing?’ I asked Ixis.
+Yes, but it’s going to last longer with you.+ She said matter of factly.
‘What? Why?’
+Because you’re a male and male dragons’ horns are longer.+
I just groaned and put my head in my hands and decided to wait for rarity to get back. She did a few minutes later, she was holding a pair of black gloves and a small tube of cream. “Now, you need to apply the cream at the base of your horns once a day in the morning and it’ll keep it from itching, if you need more you can always stop by here again or you can go to Mill’s General Store.”
I twisted the cap off the tube and squirted a dollop on my finger and put it at the base of my horns. It smelled oddly like mint chocolate but it felt amazing. I twisted the cap back on and put it the tube n my pockets. I took the gloves and put them on. “Sooo goooood, thanks Rarity I owe you one.”
She walked over to a rack of fabrics and started going through them, “Oh it’s no problem dear, anything for a friend, now if you stop by after work I should be down with your cloak by then.”
I gave her a hug from behind, “You’re the best Rarity, thanks again.”
“It’s my pleasure, now go on shoo, you’ll be late for work.” She shooed me off and began to work.
I left her shop and ran into Sweetie again, “Sweetie, shouldn’t you be in school right now?”
She looked around, “Well I still have thirty minutes before class officially starts so I was coming back to ask you something.”
I was curious, “Sure, what do you need?”
“Well, we have a show and tell this Thursday and I don’t really have anything to bring and I was wondering if…” she trailed off.
“You were wondering if you could bring me.” I asked her.
“Yeeesssss?” She looked up at me with a hopeful smile.
I shrugged, “Sure why not?”
She pouted, “See, I knew you’d say no…”
‘Wait for it.’
Then it clicked, “Wait… you said yes?” I nodded. “Yay, yay, yay, yay, yay.” She chanted while bouncing around me. “Everypony is going to be so jealous.”
I chuckled, “Alright Sweetie, calm down. How about I walk you back to school and we can talk more on the way there, sound good?”
She started walking with me following, “Yep, say do your horns ever itch?”
I snorted, “Girl, don’t get me started.”
The walk to the school was pretty nice. Sweetie is a nice filly, she cares about her friends a great deal but she also thinks that the CMC (Cutie Mark Crusaders) should do the things the like or are already decently good at to try to get there cutie marks. I asked her what she thought she was good at and she said singing, so I told her why doesn’t she try singing then? She told about this time about a talent show on how they all tried singing and failed miserably. I suggested that since it was a trio that maybe it just didn’t work. She thought about and said she’d give it a try. We made it to the school with 5 minutes to spare.
“Thanks for walking me to school Chris, you’re fun for an adult.” She had a sincere smile so I knew it wasn’t an insult.
“Thanks, I like to stay as kiddy as possible, being a kid is fun, now go to class before you’re late. I don’t want you getting into trouble.”
“Ok, see you later and don’t forget be here at 10 on Thursday.” She turned and went into the school.
I called after her, “I wouldn’t miss it for the world.” ‘Ok, now which way to Bon Bon’s Confectionaries? Sweetie said it was a little bit passed the school.’
+She also said you’d have to make your way to the market before being able to see the sign.+
I sighed, “Fair enough, let’s get today over with.” I walked into town and sequentially the market, when I did I saw the sign as clear as day, it was a giant wrapped candy and a lollipop. Talk about subtle… I walked into the shop and heard a little ding and saw Lyra behind the counter looking at a magazine.
“Welcome to Bon Bon’s and Lyra’s Confectionaries where everything is a treat and ready to eat. We aren’t quite ready to open yet, so if you would wait for a few minutes, that would be very kind thank you.” She didn’t even look up when she said that.
“I’m impressed, but Bon Bon’s and Lyra’s I thought it was just Bon Bon’s. I’m here for the job Human Girl.” I said with a smirk.
She looked up from her magazine, “Oh, Chris, it’s you! Sorry about that, sometimes I just get so caught up in this thing that I- wait human girl? And dude what’s with the horns, are they fake or something?”
I walked up to the counter, “Nope real deal, wanna try and pull em off to see if I'm fibbing?”
She tapped her chin, “Sure, let’s see if you’re pulling my tail.” Seriously that’s what pulling my leg translated to over here? Ok.
I leaned forward so she could get a better grip and she pulled enough to make my head move but not enough to hurt. “See told ya they were real.”
She let go and whistled, “How’d that happen?”
I twirled my finger in a wide circle, “Long story, long long story, also the human girl thing, was cuz when we first met it seemed like you were obsessed with humans or something.”
She snorted, “What? That’d be just silly I’ve never even heard of a human before you, I’m just naturally curious about things.”
“Ditto, so where’s the boss?”
She pointed a thumb at a door behind her, “Back room in her candy factory.”
I choked and coughed, “W-what…?”
She pulled another magazine out, “Her little workshop where she makes new candies and stuff, you can’t miss it, it has a big sign that says ‘do not enter.’ You ok? Seems like you’re coughing a lot.”
I nodded and managed to wheeze out an 'I’m fine' and I made my way to the back. She was right it wasn’t hard to miss, it was a giant metal door that had a bright yellow sign that read, “Do not enter-that means you Lyra… yep they’re a true couple alright”
+You should probably knock.+ Ixis suggested and I agreed.
I rapped at the door a few times and got told to give her a minute. I waited and she opened the door wearing goggles and a stained white smock. “I knew you weren’t Lyra, she normally just barges in. Say what’s with the horns?”
“Long story and I’ll tell you and Lyra later, but the job?” I asked, eager to get started, I lied to myself, as much as I’m grateful for the job, and I hate jobs.
“Right well, you and Lyra will in come here first thing in the morning and taste whatever I made, and you have to be honest with how it tastes or else I might sell something really bad and that can be dangerous. And since that won’t take long you can help Lyra sell candy, stock the machines, and do some advertising or whatever other miscellaneous stuff. I will also be really grateful for any new candy ideas. I couldn’t have been this successful with the cakes down the street if it weren’t from ideas from Lyra. You also get 90 days paid leave if you need it, not counting emergencies. Say you break all your bones I won’t subtract that from your paid leave but you also won’t get paid. We also will cover dental, which looks like you need mister shark mouth. And there is insurance.”
I whistled impressed, “Well looks like you’ve got all the bases covered for your first official employee.”
I could tell she was proud, “Well we Lyra and I agreed that you need to be taken care of just incase.”
“Aw ain’t that sweet, so what do I start on now that I’m here?” I asked looking around the room I was in. I could see a lot of boxes and bottles and things all out of place, I could handle that later.
“Well I was up most of the weekend creating a few candies for you to taste if that’s ok.” I nodded, “Good then come into my lab and we can get started.”
We got started alright, I had to taste over 30 candies, a few my ass. Some were sour enough to make me cry some were really salty and others were… I don’t know like imagine a pickle bomb going off in your mouth, I like pickles but that was too much. I’m over exaggerating though, a majority of them were perfectly bitter, tart, and sour. After that I went to help Lyra sell candy to the few ponies that came in.
“Aw mlan tish reauwy shushs… Goth danp ihs.” I managed to get out.
+Translation, ‘Aw man this really sucks… God damn it.+
Lyra just laughed at me, “Mouth and tongue numb?”
I scowled at her, the jerk. She just laughed again telling me to get used to it. We had a lull in customers and around lunch break, I forgot to bring my own lunch so I just munched on some of the test candy, eh you get used to the extremeness of it after the 15th. Anyway I decided to inform them of how the horns came to be which lead to the gloves and stuff.
“So if you’re ever not here we just have to assume that you’re going through an Icesplosion?” Bon Bon asked.
“Nah, I’ll let you know if I’m not going to be available that when I’m just randomly not here, you’ll know.”
Bon Bon smiled appreciatively, “Thank you at least some of us know responsibility.” Lyra stuck her tongue out at her wife before turning to me.
“So you wear the gloves because you’re hands give off a constant cold?” I nodded, “Cool can we see?”
“Sure, I don’t see why not.” I pulled a glove of and a small thing of mist started to come from my hand. I poke Lyra’s forehead and in the spot my finger was at was a bit of frost on her fur.
“That is so cool!” Lyra said.
Bon Bon groaned, “Really Lyra, a cold pun? Is that the level you’ve stooped to?”
She held up her hands defensively, “Hey, I’ve always been at this level and you know it, it’s one of the reasons you married me.”
She shook her head and look at me with a defeated smile, “Sad part is, she’s completely right.”
“Yep… hey sad part? Bonnie, that was mean.” Lyra pouted.
I busted out laughing, “You two are the best couple ever, thank you for letting me work here seriously, it’s only the first day but this has been a lot of fun.”
“You’re welcome.” They said simultaneously.
“Well it’s about time for lunch to be over and that means the kids are getting out of school so it’s going to be a bit busier, You two can handle it right?” She asked, mostly me.
“I do it every day Bonnie, I’ll be fine, and I’ll help the newbie here incase he gets overwhelmed.” She punched me in my arm, dragon durability is a god send.
“Ha ha, funny, I was actually going to go and bring some order to the storage room, it looks like a mess in there.”
“I would actually like what a lot, someone was supposed to do that a while ago.” She gave a point, playful, glare at Lyra.
She humphed and stuck her tongue out, “Fine I don’t need either of your guys’ help. I can do this on my own. But if I die from exhaustion everything in my will is going Spike.”
“Oh man she’s just as dramatic as Rarity.” I said shaking my head in disbelief.
“Now you know what I live with. Well, I think it’s time for me to get back to work. I will see you two when it is time to close up shop. And Lyra, no sneaking candy!”
“What? Oh, come on just one piece?” She got a fierce no which made her ears fold back.
I nudged her side, “If you take one I’ll take one, we can fall together. We’ll be partners in crime.”
“Hmmm, Chris, I think this the beginning of a beautiful partnership.” She held out her hand and I shook it. When I heard Bon Bon’s voice call out. “And no enlisting Chris for devious plots!” Lyra pouted again muttering spoil sport.
I patted her back, “I’ll still help you plot, just call me when you need me.” I walked to the back room and proceeded to stack boxes and stuff, my horns got stuck on the shelves several time so it took a bit longer than I though but I managed to finish before it was time to close up and I had a few extra minutes to go talk to Lyra. By the way Closing time is around 6 pm. And the shop opens at 8 am so we’re really only at work for 10 hours but its fun work with fun ponies so I’m not complaining. Finally it came time to close.
“Oh, man I can not wait to go home a take a hot both with bonnie.” Lyra said popping her back.
“Lyra I did not need that mental image at all, thank you very much.” I was sipping on a smoothie that Lyra had gotten me from across the street from a place called Smooth Smoothies. Not very original but this was a damn good mango smoothie. Hey even with a carnivore’s diet I can still enjoy the taste of a smoothie every once and a while.
“Well I just want go get my cloak and test out what other powers I’ve got.” I did manage to test out one power. I can create cold flames from any part of my body, my hands work best, and it freezes anything the touch.
A few minutes later Bon Bon came from the back and she looked tired, “Mmmmm… Lyyra can we go home now?” She sounded… kind of drunk.
Lyra actually looked concerned, “Oh dear, she was back there too long. Those fumes that comes from her making candy can kinda make her loopy. This usually happens once a week. You think you could lock up? I gotta get her home before she passes out and into some hot water or else she gets a massive hangover the next day.”
I understood, “Sure, it’s not a problem, and can you tell her when she isn’t all out of that I’m probably gonna be gone on Thursday at around 10? I’ll be back before the shop closes but I just wanted to give you two a heads up.”
“Thanks and I’ll let her know, have a good night Chris, see you tomorrow.” She pulled Bon Bon home and waved.
I locked up the shop and made my way to Rarity’s to pick up my cloak. This time the door wasn’t answered by Sweetie Belle but by Spike.
I held out my fist and he bumped it back, “Sup, man it’s been awhile since we last hung out. How’ve ya been?”
He shrugged, “The usual, putting away books and cleaning Twilight’s messes. What have you been up to?”
“Not much, froze Fluttershy, turning into a dragon, getting ice powers and stuff. You get anywhere with Rarity yet?” I asked playing with my ice fire. Don’t judge cold fire is cool, especially when you could manipulate it. Seriously I made it into a little caterpillar. I mean it was still a flame but it was cool.
“Not really no, is that one of your powers? What do you call it?” he asked.
I shrugged, “I don’t know I going through my mind and apparently it’s just the most basic thing I can do is create icy fire. I haven’t thought of a name yet.”
“Well if you need help coming up with name, just ask. So what brings you here?” He asked.
“I came to pick up the cloak Rarity was working on for me since my old one got destroyed. Is she in?”
He nodded, “Yeah but she’s really busy with a project she did tell me to give you the cloak. Hold on I’ll go get it.” He left and came back with my cloak it looked exactly like the shirt I wore to the party, it was dark blue with jagged white highlights. The holes for my horns were rimmed with more white. I slipped it on and had trouble with getting my horns through for a few seconds. I realized there were zippers for the so I could pull the hood back more easily. “Cool I like this, can you tell Rarity I’ll pay her back when I can? Also you and I will hang out next week I promise.”
“Alright, I will and cool. Oh Twilight told me to tell you to come over this weekend.” He said looking back into the house quickly. “Looks like I’m needed I gotta go.”
After that I walked back home, when I got there the front door was locked good thing Fluttershy gave me a key before hand, I unlocked the door to be greeted with pitch blackness, “Hello anyone home?” No answer, “Thought not.” I mumbled to myself. Well it didn’t matter I was tired and I was going to bed, If anyone needed me they could wake me up. I wasn’t not on purpose, but I felt my bed shift weight and something warm next to me. I just assumed it was Fluttershy and went back to sleep.
For the next few days until Thursday I was figuring out what powers I had, and avoiding the town’s children I wanted to be a surprise, but let me tell you, what I did have was cool. I’ll write a list down later. But today was indeed Thursday, I was restocking some of the candy machines when I heard a chime come from the clock inside the store, it was 20 minutes to 10. I took off the apron they gave me that had a little embroidered blue dragon on it signifying it was mine and hung it up on the hook my cloak was occupying a few seconds ago. Did I mention how much I loved this cloak? The white cracks glow when I use my magic while wearing this thing and it’s really cool so naturally I always wore it that and another reason. Anyway, I walked passed Lyra and told her I would be back in a little while. She just grunted in response, again looking at a magazine. I have no idea where she gets them all from.
I made my way to the school and got there with a few minutes to spare. I knocked on the door to the schoolhouse and was greeted by the magenta mare Big Mac talked to at the party a week ago. She was wearing a white sundress with an ivy pattern. “Hello, may I help you?” she asked sweetly.
I cleared my throat and held out my hand, she shook it, “I’m, here for Sweetie Belle, I’m her show and tell project.”
She had a look of confusion for a few seconds before the light bulb went off in her head, “Of course, she did tell me she was bringing somepony in for show and tell. May I ask your name, since I can’t see your face?”
“Chris, Chris McGrath, I believe you were at the party thrown for me talking to Big Mac?” I reminded her.
She blushed at the mention of Big Mac, “Oh yes, I remember you, I was wondering when I was going to see you again, you seem to have disappeared after the party.”
I gave an apologetic look, not like she could see it though, “Sorry bout that, but I have been around, I’ve just been doing my best to avoid the children. I wanted to be a surprise since none of them other than the crusaders have really seen me.”
“That’s actually very clever. Well, I’m Cheerilee, I teach the kids here as I’m sure you’ve figured. Well why don’t you come in, though I have to ask you to pull your hood back, I do not allow head wear.” She stated in a very teacherly manner.
“Hehe, it’s been awhile since I had a teacher tell me that, but alright.” I pulled my hood back.
She frowned as I stepped forward, “All headwear Mr. McGrath.”
I chuckled, “Sorry I can’t really remove these.”
She looked shocked, “Oh… oh my, those are real?” I nodded, “Well, then… I suppose that’s ok then, I apologize please come in.”
I followed her in and saw sweetie sitting next to Apple Bloom and Scootaloo. During the week I visited Sweetie to see if she needed to know anything about me before hand and in that time we became friends. Probably the coolest child in this town, other than Spike but those two were the only ones I really knew so that’s not saying much. I waved at her and she smiled. All of the kids except her friends were staring between us.
“Sweetie Belle, dear I believe this is yours?” She gestured to me and Sweetie nodded. “Well Mr. McGrath, I’m not sure where you can sit but…”
“Its fine I’ll just lean on the one of the walls.” I said nonchalantly.
“Are you sure?” I gave her a yep, “Alright, if you say so.”
I walked to the wall closest to Sweetie and stood there. “Ahem, well class, it’s now time to start the show and tell who would like to go first?”
A plethora of small hands shot up. Well this should be interesting… since it was a rather large class several students went up before Sweetie was called on, she wasn’t the last but it still took a while. There were two students named Diamond Tiara and Silver Spoon, one pink, the other silver respectively. Anyway, the came off as spoiled brats with parents who are too rich to really care. I don’t know something was rubbing me the wrong way about those two. Other than that there was some pretty interesting things being shown.
But Sweetie was called on and it was our turn. I walked up to the front with her and I could feel that she was nervous. I put my hand on her shoulder and nodded to reassure her, she seemed to calm down if only a bit. I stood at the front of this class, “Well, this is your show until you hand it over to me.” I told her.
She gulped, “A-alright. Uhm hello everypony, this is Chris… he’s a, uhm, Human from a different planet called earth. He’s really nice and stuff and yeah….” There was more for her to say but I could tell she had stage fright, something I suffered from and still do if it’s a large enough crowd. So naturally I decided to step in.
“Yep, that’s me alright. I met Sweetie here at a party a few weeks ago. I also met her two friends two but I haven’t had enough time to get to know them too well. Or any of you really, though that’s my fault, I made sure to avoid all of you so I would be a surprise and it looks like it worked.” I had my hand on Sweetie’s shoulder and she looked up at me. I gave her a nod that told her it was alright and I’d take things from here. I looked to Cheerilee and she seemed to understand. “Sweetie go get your chair so you can sit next to me ok?” I got an ok and she quickly got her chair. “Now who has questions for me?” Everyone’s hand went up.
I picked out a chubby colt with buck teeth and spiky hair, “Are those real?” he said pointing to my horns, which I was expecting.
“What my horns? Yeah, they’re real.” I said.
“Can I pull on them to see?” he asked, obviously sure they weren’t real.
“Snips that is a very rude thing to ask.” Cheerilee snapped.
I held up a hand, “No, its fine, sure you can. Come on.” He got up and made his way to me. I got on me knees and bent my neck down. He gave a firm yank trying to pull them off only to have my head pulled forward. I winced a bit but it was ok, “See, I told you they were real.”
He laughed giddily, “So cool!” he went back to his seat and more hands went up.
I chose, “Apple Bloom, your question?”
“Ya didn’t have horns at the party were ya hidin them?” she asked.
“Yeah!” Scootaloo interjected, “Do all humans have horns?”
“No I wasn’t hiding them, I just didn’t have them at the time. And no, human’s don’t have horns.” I was fiddling with my hands, I do that.
“So, how’d ya get them?” get them the colt sitting next to Snips asked.
“That is a long boring story that I don’t think any of you want to hear. So I’ll shorten it. You see my eyes and teeth? How they are blue and all sharp?” I god nods and ‘uh hu’s’ in response. “Well humans don’t have eyes this color blue or all sharp teeth either. To put it simply, I’m part dragon part human.”
The colt snorted, “Yeah right, prove it.” All the other children and even Cheerilee seemed to share his disbelief.
“Hmmm, you know I never got your name and how can I prove it?” +Well this should be interesting+ Ixis said, curious as to what the Colt would request.
“The name’s Snails sir.” ‘Snips and Snail… what’s next, puppy dog tails?’ “And you can prove it by roaring like a dragon.”
I smiled, “That’s it? Ok then. Uh… I suggest you cover your ears, all of you.” They did... good. I cleared my throat, took a deep breath, closed my mouth and eyes, and when I opened them my pupils were like a thin line. I opened my mouth and let out a roar that shook most of everything from how loud it was. I like to think it sounds like a mixture between the Clover field Monster’s roar and the roar of Godzilla. Why could I do that, one I was a dragon, two along with my teeth changing so did some of my vocal cords so now I can make dragon noises, which was useful when you're practicing spot is in a clearing in the Everfree.
When I was done they all looked at me in shock. “Whoa… that… was… so awesome!” Snips said and the class agreed through claps. Except for a few who were pretty scared, ‘I should clear that up.’ +No don’t at least not yet, it could come in handy later.+ I smirk internally, ‘Very true, I like the way you think.’
Sweetie looked at me, wide eyed, “I didn’t know you could do that.”
He laughed, “I have to have some secrets Sweetie. Next question?”
A grey unicorn with two toned yellow hair raised her hand and I picked her of course, “Hi, my name is Dinky Doo. I was wonderin… since you’re a dragon can you do magical stuff like breathe fire?”
I frowned, “No I can’t breathe fire.”
She looked disappointed, “So you aren’t really a dragon then?”
I shook my head, “No I am I just can’t breathe fire, instead I do something else. Wanna see?” They nodded, “Ms. Cheerilee, is it ok if I do some magic in here?”
“Well… Normally I’d say no.” She looked at her students, “But I have to admit I’m just as curious as they are right now. So I guess its ok this time, as long as it doesn’t hurt them.”
“I wouldn’t dream of it.” I took off my gloves and as soon as air touches them mist started to come off of them. I can’t control that, no matter how hard I try. “Sweetie could you hold onto these for me?” I handed her my gloves. “So, as you all know, dragons breathe fire and are fire based magical reptiles. I am not, I am the last of the Ice Dragons. I use specifically and only ice based Draconic magic. But I can do a lot with it like….” I held out my hand and a ball of blue flame appeared. “…This, this is Ice Fire. It looks like fire but is cold and freezes things. But I can also do this.” I created a flower made out of ice then I made the ice fire dance around the flower. After a few minutes of that I tossed the flower up and threw an IF ball at it and it exploded into snow.
Dinky had the biggest smile I’ve ever seen on a kid, It made me happy to see that. “Wow, that was really pretty Mr. Chris.”
Scootaloo groaned, “I wanted something destructive like with a boom.” A lot of the colts in the room agreed.
“Sorry Scoots, but no destructive stuff inside.” She just pouted. Man foals were adorable.
“Any more questions?” I saw a brown colt with orange hair and a propeller hat on his desk raise his hand. “Yes?”
“I was wondering if you had video games on your world? Oh, and I’m Button Mash.” He said with a toothy grin.
I heard a small squeak beside me, I looked to see that Sweetie was blushing. “Ohh someone has a little crush.” I whispered only so she could hear, which made her blush more. I was enjoying that way too much, “Yes we have video games on my world, and I’m actually surprised they have them here. What kind do you have here?”
He looked really happy at that, like he found another soul who knew the joys of gaming. I knew that look well. “Well we have this big machines called arcade machines and a few smaller ones so you play them at home, but my mom won’t get me one. She says they cost too many bits.”
“Yeah, I know how that feels. Well we have arcade machines in my world too, but those are really out of date. Now we have something that could fit in your backpack and can play millions of games.” I had his attention, now to bring it home. “And the games we had were very close to looking like real life, though you’re probably wondering what’s the point of a video game if it looks like real life? Imagine if you could go to a new world, would you want to see it like it is how you see everything in real life, with detail and vibrant colors? Or the blocky stuff.”
“Real life.” He said instantly.
“Exactly and that’s what our games are like, it’s like throwing you into another world that looks real. And a lot of people love it.”
“Ok that’s cool.” He was drooling a bit.
That’s when I felt something in my cloak pocket vibrate, I pulled out the source, it was the emerald filled with draconic messenger magic Celestia gave me. (I haven’t figured out how to do that yet with my magic.) It was glowing green, which meant it was a letter I had to respond to right away. When the shaking stopped a green flame spewed out of the gem and a scroll materialized and then flame went back into the gem. I untied the ribbon which had a royal badge attached to it. One filly in particular noticed it.
I read the letter and lets just say if I was drinking water I’d be choking right now, instead I just snorted hard enough that it hurt. “Ms. Cheerilee, do you have a pencil and paper I could use?” She nodded and handed them to me. I quickly scribbled something on it and handed her the pencil back, I tied my piece of paper up with the ribbon and badge, tapped the side of the emerald twice and the green flame came back out and took the letter. I put her scroll in another of my pockets and the gem back in the one I took it out from.
“Well, we have time for one more question and then it’s time for recess.” Cheerilee said after I took my hand out my pocket.
Hands shot up but one that wasn’t up before was now. The filly with the tiara, I picked her, knowing it was a bad idea, but I live for bad ideas. “Yes, the filly with the Tiara.” I heard Sweetie moan with annoyance. Yep, this is gonna be bad, oh well.
“My name is Diamond Tiara. And you know Princess Celestia?” She asked, oh god she even had the inflections in her speech of a spoiled brat.
I nodded slowly, “I do, her and I are good friends. Do you know her?”
“Ha, of course I know her. Her and my Daddy do work together all the time and I’ve seen her a few times. I’m just curious as to why you’re in this backwater town if you’re such good friends with the Princess.” I really wanted to give her the benefit of the doubt, it wasn’t her fault she was raised like this but at the same time I wanted to freeze that smug smile off her face. Too bad she’s a kid.
“Because I have friends here and besides you live here too ya know.”
She sighed, “Don’t remind me, we only live here because my daddy feels there is something charming about this place, can you believe that? I can forgive you wanting to live here though, what I’m really confused about is why you’re friends with people of such low class especially those three, the Crusaders. Especially since you know the very top of the best.”
“Diamond Tiara that is enough, I will not-“ I cut her off again by holding up my hand.
“No, it’s fine. You’re right though Diamond Tiara. I could be living up there in Canterlot if I wanted to, all I had to do is ask. I could leave all these ‘Low class’ ponies and this ‘charmless’ town if I wanted to. And a part of me finds that appealing.” I got a gasp from Sweetie.
“B-But Chris… I thought… you were our friend?” she looked like she was about to cry.
I was not amused with Diamond right now, but I wasn’t going to be outright mean to her either. “Sweetie let me finish. As I was saying a part of me finds the appealing, but that is a small part I ignore. The rest of me finds that appalling, I don’t care if my friends are homeless and I own all the bits in the world. I would still call them my friends and I would still choose a town like this over a city like Canterlot. You want to know why? Because ponies here in towns like this are kinder and more honest than ponies up in Canterlot, being wealthy corrupts the mind it makes you think you own everything and that you deserve everything which is wrong on every level. Now, I can look past all that but what I want to know is why being friends with the Crusaders is a bad thing?”
She huffed, annoyed at my reluctance to admit that the wealthy were better but she answered my question anyway, “Because they’re blank flanks.”
I saw every colt and filly in the room wince at that, “They’re what now?”
“Blank Flanks, you know? They don’t have cutie marks which means they don’t have a special talent. And a pony who doesn’t have a cutie mark is worth nothing.” She said with extra snark.
But you know what, that was it, I had enough of this filly but instead of get angry I got cold, I got soulless, “Uh hu… and that’s a problem why? I don’t have a cutie mark either and I won’t ever get one. That doesn’t mean anything though. I t doesn’t mean anything for those three either. It doesn’t mean they’re useless. In fact you should be jealous of them.” She looked at me with utter astonishment that I could even suggest that. “What does a cutie mark mean hm? It means your life is already set out for you, sure you can still have fun but what you want to do in life is set in stone, those three are free. They get to have fun with one another doing things not many children from this world or my world get to do because they are busy trying to find what they want to do with their lives. But they don’t know yet and that makes them special, it makes them literally everything. They could have a destiny in anything. Scootaloo could become a better flyer than Rainbow Dash. Apple Bloom could become the strongest pony ever. Sweetie could become the best singer ever. They could surpass you and you don’t know it. That’s what makes them special they still have a choice in life. Now don’t get me wrong just because you have a cutie mark doesn’t mean you have to stick to what it is exactly. Take Rarity for example, her cutie mark is three jewels, her special talent is finding gems but what does she do make some of the best I’ve seen in this world or mine. While you, what does yours even mean? Huh? What is a Tiara supposed to mean in terms of destiny, you’re supposed to be rich? Ok, and? You were already that, it’s nothing special, at least not in your case.” The class was silent. I had a rant, I was annoyed but I was not sorry, someone needed to put her in her place. No I was not happy about what I did but it needed to be done, like I said I live for stupid choices.
Diamond Tiara just blinked, got really angry and stomped her way back to her seat next to her friend. Who had the smart idea to keep her head down so I wouldn’t see her. I did but I was done. “I’m sorry about that.” I said to the class. “It looks like time is up. I have to go.” I didn’t I just went outside to the playground, leaned against a tree and closed my eyes in thought, completely forgetting that they had recess in a few minutes.
I heard someone call my name, I opened my eyes, it was the Crusaders. “Hey girls, sorry about that in there I didn’t mean to do that but…”
Apple Bloom shook her head and grabbed my hand, “It’s ok, we just wanted ta thank ya for stickin up for us. And the rest of the class too.”
Scootaloo growled, “Yeah those two have been jerks to all of us since day one and would only lighten p when one of they we got our cutie marks.”
“Mhm, I could tell a lot of them like you for what you did.” Sweetie said. “Can you stay for recess?” she asked after a few moments of silence.
“I don’t know… sure I can.” I tussled their hair one by one. I heard a bell ring and all the kids save for two particular ones came running out. I actually felt bad for Silver Spoon she didn’t really do anything other than be associated with Diamond. I’ll talk to Cheerilee later but right now I was getting swamped with half pints.
“Ok ok I get it, I’m pretty cool, thanks seriously.” I was laughing, ok I liked kids sometimes, other times they pissed me off.
“Hey Mr. Chris, since we’re outside do you think you could show us some cool magic?” A colt called out.
I thought about it and honestly I needed to release some energy. But I need to find a… “Hey you!” I called out to a unicorn walking by. She looked around and the pointed to herself, “Yes you, come here please.” She came up to the fence and I held out my hand, “Hi, my name’s Chris.”
She looked really confused, “Uh, Sparkler Doo… how may I help you.”
“Do you know any like ice spells or something, anything cold?” I asked.
“Yes, I know a simple snow spell, why?”
“I can’t really explain it, but can you create a large amount falling from the sky?”
She just raised an eyebrow but didn’t question me. her horn glowed and snow started to fall.
I looked at the snow then at her, “I suggest you stand back, same to you kids. Oh and dinky your sister is here.” Sparkler looked at me with surprise. “Wasn’t that hard with the whole doo thing.” I saw the grey unicorn come up to the fence out of the corner of my eye, but it was a safe distance away. “Ok, so this is an actual spell, the stuff I did before was more like free flowing magic. Now… Hyōryū….” I took in a deep breath, drawing in all the snow falling down from the sky. My stomach expanded, I balled my fists up, put one on top of the other and brought them to my mouth a dark blue magic circle appeared in front of me, it had a dragon’s head in the center and was surrounded by runes (I’ll get into that later). “…no Hōkō!!!!” I yelled out, which caused a blast of magic to come from my mouth. I aimed it towards the sky above the forest but it still got a few of the trees at the top, freezing that part solid while also being shredded apart.
I let my arms down and panted, “Oh man, that took more out of me than usual.” I sat down and leaned back. “There you go, some boom magic.”
They all let out a collective whoa after the shock wore off. And I got asked one more question this one from Sparkler, “What was that you said when you were doing the spell? Also what are you?”
“I am an Ice Dragon, the only one. Nice to meet you and what I said was Hyōryū no Hōkō. It means ‘Roar of the Ice dragon.’ Some of my spells are in that language some aren’t I’m not entirely sure why but that’s just how it is.”
“Huh,” she starred in the direction I fired my spell, “Well ponies are going to notice a giant magical blast of ice and cold even at Canterlot.”
“I know, it’s ok though...” I laid down and closed my eyes ending the conversation there.
After that the day was fairly routine, those who knew me knew where that magical blast came from me since you know it emitted a cold wave for a pretty far distance. I got yelled at by Fluttershy and Twilight for being irresponsible and such but hey not much different than a normal day. Anyway, I’m going to end it there, until next time.